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French protests
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£3.3m project aims to ‘eliminate dependence’ on nitrogen fertilisers
Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland A new £3.3 million, UK government backed, research project has been launched to test a new approach to grassland farming that aims to “eliminate the dependence” on applied nitrogen fertilisers. Project “NUE-Leg” will employ innovations in plant...- Agriland RSS
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Weather challenges present biological solutions
The perfect storm of continued volatile input costs, and challenging drilling conditions, have put even greater pressure on grower margins. However, alternative biological options, in combination with reduced chemical inputs, can offer cost-savings, yield and sustainability benefits. With the...- AminoA
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What is regenerative farming?
I have just put the 4 worded question,above,into the search TFF search box facility ( search titles only) and after browsing quickly through the 7 pages that the search facility comes up with, I can’t see one that directly answers my question. So I ask “What is regenerative farming” and how does...- Pilatus
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- biodiversity brother carbon carbon capture cattle cover crops cows cultivations dairy digital down to earth environmental ewes fertiliser fertility fire fodder fuel glyphosate grass grazing groundswell harrow health herbal lambs learning legumes maize milk natural capital nutrients operator organic organic farming organic matter parts performance pesticide plough ploughing potato potatoes rapid red tractor regenerative agriculture roots sequester sheep soil health stubble sustainability tillage water infiltration weather wheat worms yields
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On sfi 24 ?- Billboy1
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Steve Barkley at OFC
So i wonder what announcements / new standards we might get re SFI today ? any guesses ?- Clive
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Front sprayer tank advice
I’ve bought a front tank to go with my knight mounted sprayer. Any tips on fitting it? Would you have the pipes on the tractor at all times and would you route them under the tractor or along side of the cab and have them in a cradle that they would simply lift out? The tractor is a mf 6480 and... -
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Given the arla news...
This is gonna be controversial so hold onto your knickers I'm after opinions.. Given arlas announcement today of up 2.58ppl shall I order some robots and buy some more pedigrees? what do we think realistically is going to happen to the milk price between April and September? Reason I ask is...- Jdunn55
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- buffer cattle cereals cows dairy drought environmental first cut flooding fodder forage futures genetic grass grazing health legumes maize management market milk milking overdraft platform rainfall reseed residuals resilient ryegrass seed silage slurry soya storage sustainability trading wheat yielding
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Break crops
We plant cover crops in autumn for grazing store lambs on normally stubble turnips/forage rape. This year we planted grass seeds. Grass was planted mid August came extremely well currently have lambs on if we where to plough up end of February for spring barley (so roughly 6 months) would it be...- Just because
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- agronomy bayer beet break crop cereals cover crop cover crops disease forage grass grass leys grazing herbal lambs legumes plough ryegrass second wheat seed sfi stubble take-all weather weed control wheat
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Arable and Horticulture webinar follow up
Arable and Horticulture webinar follow up Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Bs0u10e0 We recently held a webinar for arable and horticulture farmers. Our aim was to go through the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for those farm types and answer your questions. You can watch a...- Defra Farming
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SAM2 followed by SAM3
Is this feasible if we have a 1st March agreement start date. SAM 2 multi species winter cover of grass, legumes and herbs. Leave cover in place to provide the SAM3 from 1st March. Drill with wheat beginning of Oct. Also either use the the grazing/silage, or in my case, probably sell the...- Grass And Grain
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Best ewe and ram combo for the following traits?
Hi all, I'm looking to expand my flock of sheep this coming spring and I'd like for you knowledgeable folks to guide me in this important process of choosing a specific breed that is worth buying 100 of. My top trait is: Docility or friendliness. I cannot tolerate sheep that are...- mr_smoke_420
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Front cultivator
Got both an erth direct drill and a kverneland qualidisc which we use for sowing grass/brassicas in the area. Looking at a front implement that will help both machines rather than just a weight block. Was thinking along the lines of a front guttleror set of wavy discs or some kind of harrow... -
Submit outstanding applications or start again…
Just had this thru: https://www.cla.org.uk/news/an-update-on-sustainable-farming-incentive-applications/?utm_campaign=SFI%20update&utm_medium=sms&utm_source=COUNTRY%20LAND%20AND%20BUSINESS%20ASSOCIATION%20LIMITED&dm_i=753L,-1,1QYV2P,,0,,2 Work in progress applications could be deleted if not...- Jerry
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Hay
This is a slightly bizarre and definitely pointless thread but putting hay out yesterday for our dry cows and thinking what a fantastic feed it is; no plastic, no effluent, easy as pie to handle and transport, rumen friendly, cows love it. Got me wondering; does anyone know of anyone still...- DairyNerd
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Sam3 adding herbal to existing grass
Has anyone done this and what was the best way to establish herbs into an existing ley- willy
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- agronomists application beans boots break crop buffer campsite carbon cattle cereals children combi cover crop cows dairy defra diesel direct drill direct drilling disc drilling drills drought ewes fertiliser fertility fodder forage fuel glyphosate grass grass leys grassland grazing harrow health herbal lambs learning legumes maize management milk minerals num2 oats organic organic farming paddock performance plough ploughing poultry pulses reseed residuals roots roundup ryegrass sam2 sam3 security seed seeding sfi sheep silage slurry sprayer stubble tillage tupping vaderstad variety weather wheat wormers yielding
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Livestock Webinar - Top SFI Questions and Answers
Top questions from people considering SFI Who can apply for SFI and when can they apply? At the moment, we’re only allowing BPS eligible farmers to apply for an SFI agreement. This is because their details are already registered with the RPA. In future, we’ll allow a wider range of farmers to...- Defra Farming
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Livestock and grassland webinar follow up
Livestock and grassland webinar follow up Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Judy Dean On Monday 20 November, we held a webinar for livestock and grassland farmers. Our aim was to go through the 2023 offer for those farm types and answer your questions. You can watch a recording of the...- Defra Farming
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- anthelmintic application beef beef cattle buffer bvd cattle cover crop cows dairy defra digital disease environmental grass grassland grazing health hedge herbal hrw1 hrw2 hrw3 igl3 legumes lig1 lig2 maintenance management mor1 num2 organic organic matter pig poultry red tractor rpa sam1 sam2 sam3 sfi sheep slurry storage sustainability sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive technology
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Societal impact of changes in agriculture must be assessed – Boyle
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland AgriSearch chairman, Prof. Gerry Boyle, has called for the societal impact of the many changes taking place within agriculture to be fully researched. Speaking at a recent AgriSearch workshop, held to help identify future research priorities for...- Agriland RSS
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SFI Sam3
Just had a look at this, it’s seems a lot more open to interpretation than GS4 am I right in saying I could put a herbal ley in that is 70% rye grass with the other grasses / herbs etc making up the other 30% , leave it between start may and end july for 5 weeks , ie take a 1st cut late May/...- Jimmy the bull
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- Forum: Farming Grants and Funding